{"id":13869,"date":"2022-11-21T12:00:05","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T18:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/?p=13869"},"modified":"2022-11-21T12:00:08","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T18:00:08","slug":"otieno-honored-with-outstanding-women-of-color-in-education-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/otieno-honored-with-outstanding-women-of-color-in-education-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Otieno honored with Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignleft uwm-c-img--left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2022\/11\/Otieno-Wilkistar_Headshot_3x4-768x1024-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2022\/11\/Otieno-Wilkistar_Headshot_3x4-768x1024-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/537\/2022\/11\/Otieno-Wilkistar_Headshot_3x4-768x1024-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On Nov. 10, UW System presented Wilkistar Otieno, associate professor and department chair, industrial &amp; manufacturing engineering, with a 2022 Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award. 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